Unit 3 Quiz

What does an interest group do?

• Work on Congressional Committees

• Confirm Nominees

• Introduce Candidiates

• Influence the government on certain issues

What does it mean to lobby?

• ignore an issue

• study a political issue

• an attempt by an interest group to infulence the government

• examine survey results

What is a moderate?

• Someone who favors liberalism

• Someone who has both conservative and moderate views

• Someone who does not care about politics

• Someone who favors conservatism

Which is a midterm election?

• Congressional Elections

• Presidential Elections

• Judge Elections

• General Elections

What does it mean when someone is a straight-party ticket voter?

• They do not know who to vote for

• They are the manager

• They only voted once

• They voted for everyone of the same party

What is it called when a person is allowed to vote without going to the polls during an election?

• a recall

• an absentee ballot

• Early Voting

• Compulsory Voting

What determines the number of electoral votes held by a state?

• The number of Senators the State has

• The total number of House of Representatives members the state has

• The states total number of Senators and House of Representatives members combined

• The size of the state

What is a private meeting between party leaders to choose a candidate for office?

• A petition 

• A lobby 

• A caucus 

• A party identification

The first two American party groups were

• Whigs and Republicans

• Tea Party and Federalists

• Democrats and Anti-Federalists

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

Which form of mass media is used most widely? 

• radio 

• opinion polls 

• newspapers 

• television